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Liver Disease
Blood Test for Liver Cancer Shows Promise
September 22, 2021
Exact Sciences test that uses DNA methylation biomarkers is more sensitive than alpha-fetoprotein.
Promising Liver Disease Drugs in the Pipeline for 2021 to 2022
September 03, 2021
Three notable medications to treat liver diseases are expected to come online in the third quarter of 2021 and in 2022, according to PBM OptumRx.
Radio Waves Show Promise in Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma
September 02, 2021
A targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves improved overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and had no side effects, a new study found.
New Research Details Dietary Dos and Don'ts for Liver Disease
August 03, 2021
Coffee may have some protective properties. Alcohol implicated, again, as a risk factor.
Biotech Company Looking to Detect HCC Early With Liquid Biopsy Based on Microbiome
August 03, 2021
Micronoma, a San Diego company, says its technology picks up signs of very early cancer from disrupted microbiome.
FDA Updates: Merck’s Pneumococcal Vaccine Leads the Week
July 24, 2021
New vaccine for pneumococcal disease, an sNDA approved based on real-world data, a new therapy for skin and muscle disease, Keytruda combination receives full approval in endometrial cancer, a new diabetes therapy is approved, and another JAK inhibitor misses PDUFA date round out this week’s FDA news.
Advances in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Unveiled at International Liver Congress
July 01, 2021
Positive findings for resmetirom and icosabutate were presented at the meeting in June.
Patients with HCC Shoulder Economic Burdens, Have Insufficient Therapeutic Options, Studies Find
June 16, 2020
Cases of the most common type of liver cancer are expected to be increasingly associated with nonalcoholic steatohepatitits (NASH).
Systems Approach Improving Outcomes in Hepatitis C
December 05, 2019
How health systems are working to improve patient outcomes living with the virus.